Robin Williams (1951-2014)
Decades ago, when Robin Williams was just starting to become famous with his madcap, stream-of-consciousness performances on “Mork and Mindy,” one would have made a good bet that he would eventually kill himself through substance abuse. It can be safely said that many of his comedic performances occurred while he was high on cocaine. However, Williams’ recent death by suicide was not directly related to his substance abuse problems.
Read more ... Police in Florida twice used a stun gun to incapacitate Los Angeles Rams running back Tre Mason during an arrest on drug and traffic charges Saturday. Another stunning example of our best and dumbest.
Read more ... Let's say you are Andrew Gillum, former candidate for governor of Florida. And let's say you get busted by the cops in a motel room, totally drunk, with a male escort and three bags of crystal meth. What do you do next? What else... you go into rehab!
Read more ... On May 25, 2015 American playwright, actor, and television & film director, Sam Shepard, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. We're pretty sure Mr. Shepard didn't write this episode into the script for his life story!
Read more ... Maybe Ryan Leaf is a name you haven't heard of. But Mr. Leaf has been having his fair share of problems in recent years. And now he's officially "out of jail!"
Read more ... Kate Chastain, star of Bravo reality show Below Deck, was arrested following a fight with her girlfriend in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Chastain, who is the chief stewardess on the series' charter yacht, was charged with battery by strangulation and domestic violence. Decking her girlfriend gets no bravos from us!
Read more ... On May 6, 2015 Bollywood superstar Salman Kahn was convicted of culpable homicide. He's been sentenced to five years in prison. The only thing we want to know is, will he be playing himself in the movie that has already come out about this case?
Read more ... Anna Nicole Smith (1967-2007)
One of the world’s most non-surprising deaths, though no less tragic, was the drug-related death of superstar model Anna Nicole Smith. Poor Anna lived the fractured fairy tale of being the small town girl from Nowheresville who pined for a life in the big city. She had just enough of something special to get her noticed and notable but not enough to sustain her through the easy-come-easy-go lifestyle ahead of her.
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